I would defend my home and native land to death. We are in Afghanistan killing the natives and destroying their homes and way of life. That is not Canada and it is only by gross distortion of reality that it could concievably be considered defence of our homeland. We are there at the behest of the bankers. Believe it or not that is the truth. The best defense is education.That's why we get braintrod from the earliest possible moment by our educators/morons.
OK, we found some common ground here - education...I agree with you!
But, about the bankers...hmm...I think it is a bit of a stretch to think that we are there at the behest of the bankers. Although banks, arms dealers, and lots of other organizations (including Tim Hortons) benefit from the war, I think there is a difference between "benefit" and "cause." No, I think it's a political decision to be there.
I happen to agree with it, but I understand the position of people who do not. I consider it to be a combined strategy of proactiveness (get 'em before they get here) and provide a lot of humanitarian aid (rebuilding) to the local folks.
I'm sure the majority of disagreement would lie with the first part of that one, but I have to give some credit to our government for recognizing that we are a potential target for the terrorists and then doing something about it. Micromanagement and second-guessing don't really accomplish a lot, and I believe we have people in our government and its departments who are better informed than us (it's their job!) as to what the threats really are. And then of course, it's up to our elected government to respond to them.
Sure, they're not perfect but I think they're trying hard to move in the right direction.
Sorry, I'd better say "correct" direction for fear igniting a left/right battle here. It's pretty hard to do anything "correctly" when half the country is screaming one thing, and the other half is just as noisily opposed to what the first half is saying. I don't think Jesus Christ or anyone since his time could do a great job in this situation...it's a bloody mess, and it all starts right here on our own home turf.
We simply can't agree on a hell of a lot, and we certainly can't disagree on anything in a quiet, reasoned, and civil way. No, we all have to be 'right' and to hell with everyone else and their opinions. Where does this come from? Why can't we take a look at the big picture, find places for compromise, and then agree on what to do about any given situation?
Where or how did we learn how to be such self-centred, uncompromising, noisy people that actively appear to do more talking than listening and thinking? It's behaviour like that that starts wars!
And it's beginning to emerge as a strong Canadian trait. Not something I'm particularly proud of. And it sure as hell isn't how we achieved the many good things we have over the years.